Established November 2018, when Rockwell Collins was acquired by United Technologies Corporation (UTC).
In June 2019, parent company UTC merged with Raytheon and Raytheon Technologies was formed in 2020 headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts
In April 2020, Raytheon Technologies Corporation rebranded as RTX
In June 2019, parent company UTC merged with Raytheon and Raytheon Technologies was formed in 2020 headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts
In April 2020, Raytheon Technologies Corporation rebranded as RTX
News about Collins Aerospace |

Airbus Unveils NATO NGRC Rotorcraft Proposal
23-Feb-26 - Airbus has unveiled its next-generation rotorcraft concept designed in partnership with RTX and MDBA to meet NATO’s NGRC study requirements, highlighting advanced speed, range, survivability and digital architecture for future European military operations. #NGRC
Safran Acquired Collins Aerospace Flight Control and Actuation Business
21-Jul-25 - Safran announces the acquisition of flight control and actuation activities from Collins Aerospace. The acquired business employs 4,000 people across eight facilities in UK, Italy, France and Asia, and has activities in Poland, USA and India. #markets
Mosarc Cockpit Upgrade for US Army Black Hawks
17-Mar-25 - US Army H-60M MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach) Avionics Architecture Solution program upgrade for the Black Hawk helicopters will include Collins Aerospace Mosarc-compliant products
Collins Aerospace CAAS Avionics for New UK Chinooks
12-Nov-24 - Collins Aerospace will provide its Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) Flight2 avionics management suite for the future Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing H-47 Extended Range (ER) Chinook helicopters #Chinook
Airbus to Lead NATO NGRC Future Helicopter Study
26-Jul-24 - The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded 13-month contract to Airbus, RTX and MDBA to develop the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project concept for the future medium multi-role helicopter #NGRC
PWC and Collins Aerospace Hybrid-Electric Engine for Airbus PioneerLab
22-Jul-24 - Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace, both part of RTX Group, to collaborate on hybrid-electric system for Airbus PioneerLab helicopter demonstrator. Program aims to demonstrate a fuel efficiency improvement of up to 30% compared to a conventional H145 #PioneerLab
Signia Aerospace Acquired Goodrich Hoist & Winch
09-Jul-24 - Signia Aerospace, part of Arcline Investment Management, acquired Collins Aerospace’s Goodrich Hoist & Winch, a leading provider of rescue hoists and cargo winches for all brands of helicopters #winches
Successful First Run of RTX STEP-Tech Hybrid Engine
22-Jun-23 - First run of the hybrid-electric propulsion engine for the RTX (Collins Aerospace, Raytheon and Pratt & Whitney) Scalable Turboelectric Powertrain Technology (STEP-Tech) demonstrator #HybridElectic
Collins Avionics Suite for Chinese AC312
10-Nov-22 - Collins Aerospace signed for additional shipsets for the Chinese AVIC Harbin AC312 helicopter. The avionics shipsets consist of cockpit display system, communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) equipment #AC312
Unmanned Flight Ecosystem in Ireland
29-Jun-22 - Collins Aerospace awarded 3-year funding from European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (EU CINEA) and SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (JU) to develop a Digital Sky Demonstrator on U-Space in Ireland #drones
WebUAS Advanced Air Mobility
24-Jun-22 - Collins Aerospace and FlightAware launch WebUAS integration to support advanced air mobility #WebUAS
Collins Expands CH-47F Support for the Netherlands
02-Jun-22 - Collins Aerospace expanding Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy helicopter support for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) by creating in-region F-35 jet helmet and CH-47F avionics service center #Chinook
Perigon Computer for Defiant X
04-Apr-22 - Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing selects Collins Aerospace seating, Perigon™ computer for DEFIANT X® helicopter #Perigon| 11-Mar-22 | Rescue Award for Austrian ARA Flugrettung Heli-Expo 2022 |
| 18-Dec-21 | Rescue Hoist Maintenance in Europe #winching |
| 16-Jul-21 | Monroe NC Repair Facility Expansion #Monroe |
| 29-Jun-21 | FACE Group Certificates for Collins Avionics #FACE |
| 08-Mar-21 | CAAS Support for Dutch CH-47F Chinooks #Chinook |
| 08-Jan-21 | AW169 Simulator in Finland #AW169 |
| 04-Jun-20 | Bell 360 Invictus Team #Bell360 |
| 28-Jan-20 | Goodrich Rescue Hoist for Firehawk Heli-Expo 2020 |
| 27-Sep-19 | Bell Teaming with Collins for US Army FARA #FARA |
| 10-Jun-19 | Raytheon and UTC Aerospace Businesses Merger #RaytheonUTC |
| 06-Jun-19 | New Fly-by-Wire Kit for Optionally Piloted Black Hawk #BlackHawk |
| 02-May-19 | Piccolo Elite Drone Autopilot #drones |
| 16-Apr-19 | Collins Aerospace in Development of Future Vertical Lift #JointMultiRole |
| 17-Feb-19 | HeliSure Cockpit Display System #HeliSure |
| 27-Nov-18 | UTC Acquired Rockwell Collins and Formed Collins Aerospace #UTC |
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